Trading spot gold and silver on our platform is ideal for long and short-term speculative investors and hedgers alike. Gold and silver are traded in the same way as spot foreign exchange and with similar margin requirements of USD 1,000 per lot. Gold and silver operate virtually 24 hours each trading day.

Benefits:

Go long or short with equal ease, High profit potential
A distinct advantage of gold/silver trading is that a trader could go long/short with equal ease since there is no up tick rule. A long position is one in which the gold trader buys a gold in anticipation that the price with appreciate while a short position is one in which the trader sells a gold in anticipation that it will depreciate. This means that potential profit exists in a rising as well as a falling market.

Very low margin requirements
Trading spot metals with Orion is based on live prices which are directly connected to the live underlying gold price. This allows investors to take long or short positions on a marginal basis which is typically 1:100. In addition, Orion offers gold on a low Bid/Ask trading spread. Practically, an investor can start gold trading with an initial investment of only $1,000 to buy 100onz of gold.

Instantaneous Execution
The speed of execution and accuracy is absolutely important since the market moves rapidly and money can be made or lost in just matter of seconds. Orion Brokers allows its clients to execute their trade instantaneously and efficiently regardless of size.